SWATCH REVIEW: REVLON HAUTE TROPICS
Revlon recently launched their special limited time only collection – ‘Haute Tropics’ for summer 2013. The line is filled with summer brights, shimmer shades + updated neutrals. The collection is in stores now and only available till the end of the month – we love a good rare nail polish hunt! We had a chance … Continue reading
SWATCH REVIEW: CHINA GLAZE TEXTURE
We’ve seen a couple different textures polishes over the last 6 months or so & were curious how China Glaze’s Texture polish would hold up in comparison. China Glaze’s formula is definitely different from the others – having a more fine sandy texture in comparison to a sparkle grit. China Glaze Texture polishes have a … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: BRIGHT TRIANGLES
We’ve reached our last day of Julep Week – what a fun time! We have so many great summer shades & it’s such a shame to box them up for the colder months. We love trying tutorials that incorporate these shades so we can use them into the Fall/Winter months. Step 1: After applying a … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: PAINT SPLATTER
Julep Week continues on PYP, Day #2 brings us paint splatters (& not the messy kind)! We’ve dabbled in different kinds of splatter patterns in the past (see: here, here & here) but wanted to try a controlled bright pop of colour splatter. We know a lot of darker Fall/Winter tutorials will soon start & we … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
The tropical theme continues… We are big fans of fruit nail art designs (See here & here), so we had to give some love to our favourite tropical juicy fruit – the pineapple! We’ve had this idea on the backburner for some time & Hawaii was the final straw to create a tutorial. Ps. Step … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: SPACE ODYSSEY
We recently received the new Essie Metallic collection (!) & we could not wait to play around with the beautiful shades(stay tuned for the collection swatches later this week). Today’s tutorial is a great example of getting a little carried away – so many brights and a plethora of polka dots, it has a Space/Neon/Dizzy … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: PINK LEMONADE
We need a pick me up after the long weekend, it’s always so hard after a little time off to get back into the swing of things – what better way then with bright and cheerful nails! We decided to incorporate one of our favourite colour combinations – pink + yellow, aka. pink lemonade awesomeness. Plus a … Continue reading
SWATCH REVIEW: ESSIE – BIKINI SO TEENY SUMMER 2012
We’ve been so impressed with this year’s Summer collections – with all these brights & neons there’s so much to love! Essie’s new Summer collection strays away from the path creating a summer palette that’s different than what we’ve been seeing – so refreshing! These polishes are perfect for the summer and are unlike anything we … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: BIRTHDAY IKAT
Today is one half of PYP’s birthday – in celebration we wanted to do a design we’ve always wanted to try – ikat! A few of our favourite blogs have created ikat designs: here & here, feeling inspired we changed the colours up & tested it out on our newly short nails. We love how … Continue reading
SWATCH REVIEW: ZOYA – BEACH & SURF
It almost snowed here today in Canada (barf), so it only seems appropriate to share one of the most anticipated summer collections – Zoya Beach & Surf. This mega collection features 6 creamy bold shades = beach & 6 shimmer foil shades = surf. Both collections compliment each other creating one massive must-have 12 piece … Continue reading
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